# kill

The kill() method for the SurrealDB Mojo SDK stops a running live query.

Stops a running live query, using the query id returned by [`live_query()`](/docs/reference/mojo/methods/live.md).

```python title="Method Syntax"
client.kill(query_id, session)
```

## Arguments

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    <thead>
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            <th colspan="2" scope="col">Argument</th>
            <th colspan="2" scope="col">Description</th>
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            <td colspan="2" scope="row" data-label="Argument"><code>query_id</code></td>
            <td colspan="2" scope="row" data-label="Description">The id of the live query to stop.</td>
        </tr>
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            <td colspan="2" scope="row" data-label="Argument"><code>session</code></td>
            <td colspan="2" scope="row" data-label="Description">An optional session id.</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
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## Example usage

```python
var query_id = client.live_query("person")
# ... later ...
client.kill(query_id)
```

> [!NOTE]
> Live queries run over a stateful WebSocket session. WebSocket support is rolling out. On the HTTP transport, the SDK raises an `UnsupportedFeatureError`.

## See also

- [Live queries](/docs/reference/mojo/concepts/live-queries.md)
- [`live_query()`](/docs/reference/mojo/methods/live.md)